Heroine Disqualified (2015)

It's absurdly funny at first then it gets really mediocre as the story progresses. at the 45 minute mark, I thought the movie was about to end then turns out I still got an hour and fifteen minutes. It really felt dragging. Story-wise, it was another cliché best friends turn to lovers story, but unfortunately, it was poorly executed. The thing is the acting was pretty good that it kept me watching the film although it was really getting boring. This film actually made me appreciate Kentaro Sakaguchi. So to encapsulate all of my thoughts, I really DON'T RECOMMEND THE FILM. It's poorly done and I'm pertaining to the script at most.

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Its my first time waiting for a live manga adaptation to come out. After watching a movie about high school love and friendship, I wanted to watch a movie again with the same genre and feels. Thanks to this site, I have found out about this movie. So you know, I am not fond of manga adaptation to movies, I have never really liked any (except some dramas). Upon knowing about this and going through the trailers, I know, its this kind of movie I have been waiting for. I waited, searched, and finally Its here.

The story, as we all know, isn't knew, childhood friends who turned to lovers but before that they need to settle their own real feelings and to achieve that they need to break some hearts first.lol But, that's what I love about this movie. Simple, funny, comedic at times and even though you have watched any other movies with the same story, this movie doesn't feel redundant after all. I love the exaggerated expression of the heroine. She was really good in her portrayal in this movie (although I haven't read the manga but I never thought of any slapstick moment in her acting here). For the guys, Yamazaki Kento was good, (I was going to comment on how should he put more effort in his character but Im going to believe that's how Rita should be portrayed based on the manga. For Kentaro Sakaguchi, this is my first introduction to him, but just like Hatori said, "he's freaking handsome". He is perfect to be Kosuke Hiromitsu, he has really played the role well. His acting and characterization is much better that Yamazaki Kento thus it can't be helped for the audiences to fall for him and have that "second lead syndrome feel". And yes, I liked him more.The story was perfectly made and I feel satisfied with everything. I just think they could've made some great moments/additional scenes out there but since they were following the manga, then it cant be helped.

I was just quite disappointed that they didn't even once played the movie Ost. I jsut love that song and its been on repeat in my playist. I was really waiting for it to be played somewhere in those cute heart stopping moments but, it didn't. It could've made the movie more romantic. Grr, they should really have added it then my rating would be higher. You will feel more their emotions with it.

I miss watching Japanese dramas, you know with those nonsense plots, exaggerated stories and reactions. But despite all that, you will smile, laugh, cry, you will feel like an idiot and despite al of that, they will tell you lessons.ahhhw those feels from Hana Kimi and Ataschinchi no Danshi did you hear me? hahaha

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Frankly l watched this movie because l just finished watching drama a girl and three sweetheart and heard that this movie has the same pair. I read the summary but not in detail about which hero is playing which character and l had an impression that Yamazaki Kento is playing Hiromitsu Kosuke which is similar type of role in a girl and three sweetheart (the hero who is not the first choice of heroine but at last heroine ends up with him). So immediately after first scene l had doubts if heroine is going to end up with him or the other hero. Well after seeing how impressive Sakaguchi Kentaro was in his role l got more confused.
It turned out that l would have been satisfied with either of the hero getting the girl. Trust me this is a big achievement for such type of storyline because most of the time you have huge  second male lead syndrome but still want male lead to get the girl and other times you end up frustrated with the end because that lead does not deserved the girl.
Well enough with the male lead  talk which l can go on and on about because Yamazaki Kento is my all time favourite Japanese actor and Sakaguchi Kentaro became my favourite after watching this movie. But the movie is more about our heroine who is funny,joyful and believes that she will have an wonderful love story with the her long time friend. I liked her character where she assumed no one would be perfect for hero than her and he chose someone who does not seem that great at start but someone who heroine found difficult to compete with even with heroine's 10 years of friendship.
So l totally got the failure as heroine concept because the character which heroine is playing is most of the time shown as wicked second female lead who does not like her long time friend and potential boyfriend being stolen by the female lead. And that is why it was very refreshing to see the story from heroine's point of view

In all the story has many known scenarios but it is the execution which catches our heart. Speaking of execution, l found it very similar to the Japanese anime and all funny scenes  silmilar to anime were entertaining.
If you are a fan of shoujo movies then l would definitely recommend this movie
Even if you are not a fan of such jounour it is worth one time watch.

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I decided to watch this movie because I recently completed "A girl and three sweethearts" and I really enjoyed the casting for that drama. The plot did not make as much sense...I'm pretty sure most of the viewers agree that the girl should have ended up with the second lead...he was so pure throughout the whole entire movie without any bad intentions for the main couple. He even helped out the dude during the fireworks when it could have been his chance with the main girl!!! So Kentaru good job on stealing the hearts of the audience once again xD I love mirei and kento and they portrayed their characters extremely well. This drama was funny and enjoyable so I would recommend watching it :)

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Since there are a lot of reviews from people who only watched the movie, I decided to help out those who read the manga and are thinking about watching this.

Well, I read the manga and, maybe for this reason (since I already knew the ending), I actually enjoyed the movie a lot more than the manga itself. The manga gave me huge SLS because the second lead and the female lead relationship was much more developed in the manga (or probably is just Yamazaki Kento bias wrecking anyone even though his character is a coward - I think I'm just in love).
Also, maybe because I was expecting to hate the FL as much as I did reading the manga, I didn't find her as unbearable in the movie.

It looks like I hated the manga, right? Haha! But I actually really enjoyed reading it, just the ending had me go crazy.
Anyways: if you read the manga, do watch this! I like it even better because, even though is shorter, it develops the story in the right places so you won't get as frustrated :)

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Typical High School Rom-Com

LIKES: The FXs (especially the one where FL head pops open and confetti sprays out) were really well done and funny. [I wish it was kept up the whole movie]. Kento did well in this role and the FL was okay too. She was a bit crazy, but not annoyingly so. I enjoyed the music too. The story is cliche if not typical, but it's a formula that works for an easy watch. Beautiful sky shots and scenery too, as well as locations picked.

DISLIKES: Production issues: Zooming in they didn't use a film stabilizer, so it was unnecessarily shaky. No real character growth in any of them, including supporting cast, except maybe the 2ML. I wish his story had been better developed. This movie would've been better as a short drama or series. They tried to tackle deep issues like depression, but it fell flat.

Overall an easy watch, best not to have any expectations for a real engaging drama. Solid 5/10.

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If you love yourself a good-looking cast, this movie is great. Kiritani Mirei and Yamazaki Kento are absolute eye candy, and the other cast members as well.

The main girl's personality was so-so. She was tenacious in her actions, and was somewhat outspoken, but her complete lack of anything else made her seem flat. I enjoyed her cute antics and presence. The male lead was hard to sympathize with, although it was possible. Because of this, second-lead syndrome is heavy in this movie.

One thing I really enjoyed was the take on the 'cliche' romance and its continuous focus on a 'stage' and its 'hero and heroine'. I found the concept interesting, and I liked Kiritani's portrayal of it. Certainly, second-lead actresses often have to play the role of long childhood friend who have had crushes on their male best friend for as long as they can remember. It was fun to watch a take from this perspective.

I have rewatched this movie twice, mostly because of particular scenes that I enjoy. I recommend watching this, even if it's just for the cast.

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A cute love story

I actually really liked the storyline. I thought all the characters in the movie actually matured and I really liked that about this movie. Some reviews mentioned that the girl was too obsessive and that might be true but she never reveals her obsessiveness to the hero. Instead she only reveals her obsessiveness about the hero to her best friend who in my opinion always gave the heroine sound advice. The hero starts dating another girl and the heroine is heartbroken and when she tells her best friend that this other girl is stealing her guy, the best friend says um you never even confessed to him so then how can she be the other woman (I would love to have a best friend like her).

Also in the movies you never know whether the hero likes the heroine or not until the other guy comes into the picture and towards the end of the movie he gives a proper explanation as to why he never considered confessing to the heroine. The hero also ends up hurting the heroine due to some reasons but even after that when it came to a situation to protect the hero, the heroine jumps to save him and that’s when I understood that the heroine really likes the guy and its not just an obsession on her part. For anyone who claims to love someone but cannot look past their hurt to help them does not truly love that person but the heroine proves herself in this movie. Not just that, even the playboy second lead also matures to be a better individual and I liked that also about this movie.

Overall I really like this movie and I would definitely recommend it for someone who is looking for a cute and understanding love story with a little bit angst in it.

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considering this movie came out in 2015, if you're watching it now, it might feel kinda weird but honestly, it's funny. being friends and growing up together, it's understandable they feel safe and comfortable with each other. but yeah, Rita started all this because he felt sorry for Achida and didn't realize how much he actually cared for Hatori. but I'm glad Hatori and Hiromitsu Kosuke had their time together, doing fun stuff, and Hiromitsu Kosuke was brave enough to ask about Hatori's true feelings, showing how sincere he is. Hiromitsu really loves her, then Hatori and Rita are better together, while Hiromitsu Kosuke deserves someone better!

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